Pakistan Geography

Country Name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Capital City: Islamabad

Population: 164,741,924 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 1.828% (2007 est.)

Currency: Pakistani rupee (PKR)

Languages: Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski and other 8%

Area: 803,940 sq km

Inflation Rate: 7.9% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 6.5% plus substantial underemployment (2006)

Domain extension:

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF PAKISTAN

Location:

Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north

Geographic Co-ordinates:

30 00 N, 70 00 E

Area - total:

803,940 sq km

Area - total:

803,940 sq km

Area - land:

778,720 sq km

Area - water:

25,220 sq km

Land Boundaries:

6,774 km

Border Countries:

Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km

Terrain:

flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west

Elevation - highest point:

K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Indian Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone

Arable Land:

24.44%

Permanent Crops:

0.84%

Other Land Use:

74.72% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)